Alpine fire gets new equipment

ALPINE  Through grants, the Alpine Fire Protection District was able to buy new carbon monoxide detectors and a new roof ventilation prop.

The funds were made possible through awards from the San Diego County Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Fund ($20,474) and a San Diego Regional Fire and Emergency grant ($13,534).

Each district apparatus will now be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors.

The district also purchased and installed a new roof ventilation prop that will allow firefighters to train in vertical ventilation — cutting a hole in the roof of a building that allows toxic, hot gases and smoke to leave the building. The prop will assist the rescue of trapped residents and help extinguish the fire quicker.